St Johnstone - Season 2014/15 Pictures

Pictures here from the couple of games where I stepped in to provide photos for the St Johnstone Football Club Facebook page this season.

Links to collections:
St Johnstone vs Hamilton
St Johnstone vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle
St Johnstone vs Dundee United

Selection of pictures:

St Johnstone Scottish Cup Final Victory Parade

Following St Johnstone winning the Scottish Cup for the first time in their 130 year history, and at their first attempt, an open top bus victory parade took place through the streets of Perth. After leaving McDiarmid the bus took in much of Perth before arriving at the Concert Hall where the players and chairman took to the stage. Following this, a civic reception was held for the club at the Royal George Hotel.

Sir Alex Ferguson Visits McDiarmid Park

To celebrate the 50th anniversary since he scored a hatrick against Rangers whilst playing for St Johnstone, Sir Alex Ferguson had been invited as a guest of the club to take in a match between St Johnstone and Aberdeen.

These pictures show Sir Alex sat in the directors box at McDiarmid Park, home of St Johnstone Football Club, next to club legend and associate director Roddy Grant and chairman Steve Brown.

Sir Alex Ferguson at McDiarmid Park

Sir Alex Ferguson at McDiarmid Park

Sir Alex Ferguson and St Johnstone Chairman Steve Brown

Sir Alex Ferguson and St Johnstone Chairman Steve Brown, with Roddy Grant and former-Chairman Geoff Brown sat behind

 

Sir Alex Ferguson with St Johnstone Chairman Steve Brown and Roddy Grant

 

Sir Alex Ferguson with St Johnstone Chairman Steve Brown and Roddy Grant

St Johnstone vs Motherwell - Saints Return To Europe!

St Johnstone Return To Europe!!!

Pictures here from McDiarmid Park on the final day of the SPL 2012/13 as St Johnstone took on Motherwell in a vitally important match. With a place in European football up for grabs, St Johnstone had to win, and hope that Inverness Caledonian Thistle failed to win against their local rivals Ross County.

As it turned out, St Johnstone managed a comfortable 2-nil win over Motherwell, who, had become a bit of a bogey side for Saints over recent years. Ross County got their first league win of the season against Inverness - meaning St Johnstone qualified for the Europa League for an unprecedented two seasons in a row.

At half time, the Scotland Ladies World Curling Champions were presented with gifts from the club following their crowning earlier this year.

There are a sample of pictures below, but the full collection can be seen here and also on the St Johnstone Facebook Page.

 

 

 

 

Scone Thistle vs St Johnstone / Dundee / Dundee United Legends Match

Pictures of the Scone Thistle vs St Johnstone / Dundee / Dundee United FC Legends XI

The legends included: Bobby Geddes, Bobby Mann, Iain MacDonald, Lee Wilkie, Gary Bollan, Danny Griffin, David Hannah, Scott Koppel, Scott Patterson, Ray McKinnon, Roddy Grant, Barry Smith, Ray Farningham and Steve Lomas.

The game was part of the Scone Thistle fun day celebrating their return to action following a year in abeyance. More info on them here: http://www.facebook.com/SconeThistleFC?ref=stream

The full collection of pictures can be seen by clicking here, and here is a small sample: